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| Bill | Telehealth and Telemedicine Modernization Act | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE MODERNIZATION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 40 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS AND PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REGULATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE BY MEANS OF TELEHEALTH; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE "TELEHEALTH"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-37, RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE AND TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING TELEHEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF TELEHEALTH BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND TO CLARIFY THAT LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE OR TELEHEALTH EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF TELEHEALTH BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND TO CLARIFY THAT LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE OR TELEHEALTH EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2023-2024 | H 4159 | South Carolina H 4159 (2023-2024) |
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South Carolina H 4159 (2023-2024) — Telehealth and Telemedicine Modernization Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE MODERNIZATION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 40 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS AND PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REGULATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE BY MEANS OF TELEHEALTH; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE "TELEHEALTH"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-37, RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE AND TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING TELEHEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF TELEHEALTH BY ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND TO CLARIFY THAT LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE OR TELEHEALTH EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-935, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE, SO AS TO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTICE OF TELEHEALTH BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND TO CLARIFY THAT LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRACTICE TELEMEDICINE OR TELEHEALTH EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 01/18/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 01/19/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 01/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/15/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/17/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/04/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/04/2023-A (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 109–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — 109–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-03-15 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2023-03-15 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
referral-committee - 2023-03-17 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2023-05-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-05-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
- 2023-05-04 Amended
amendment-passage - 2023-05-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2023-05-04 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- 2023-05-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2023-05-05 Read third time and sent to Senate
passage, reading-3 - 2023-05-09 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2023-05-09 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee - 2024-01-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2024-01-19 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2024-01-24 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2024-01-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-01-25 Read third time and returned to House with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2024-01-25 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- 2024-01-31 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- 2024-01-31 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- 2024-03-07 Ratified R 125
- 2024-03-11 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2024-03-14 Effective date 03/11/24
- 2024-03-14 Act No. 120
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d899a28f-2b85-4bfe-a53f-b60c3a8baf9e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).